From Hungary to Bulgaria, elections are promising change – but in different directions

从匈牙利到保加利亚,选举预示着变革——但方向各不相同。

The Globalist

2026-04-20

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A week after Hungarians booted out Viktor Orbán in favour of the pro-European Union Péter Magyar, Bulgarians headed to the polls considering the opposite: many are eager to elect the Russia-friendly Rumen Radev. Bruno Kaufmann joins us from Sofia. Plus, the latest on Iran, Israel and Lebanon. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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